Virtual Reality Continuum and its Applications in Industry (archive URL: http://www.seagraph.org/vrcai2004) will be a forum to share the latest technological developments in the Virtual Reality Continuum. There will be an emphasis on how the technology can be applied to defense and military science, engineering, education, entertainment, and more. VRCAI is seeking submissions.
Whalelane #8
Issue #8 of Whalelane (archive URL: http://www.whalelane.com) has been published and is available online. This issue has writing by Christopher Barnes, R.T. Castleberry, Melanie Faith, Alan Girling, Brandon Shiimoda, and John Sweet; new media works by Esselia Ferron, Dorothee Lang and Garret Lynch; books by Janet Goldner; and landscape paintings by Nina Kuriloff.
New Book Reviews in Cyberculture Studie
This month’s book reviews at RCCS include Marc Smith & Peter Kollock’s Communities in Cyberspace reviewed by Janet Armentor, and Chris Werry & Miranda Mowbray’s Online Communities: Commerce, Community Action, and the Virtual University reviewed by Gloria Gannaway.
Graphite 2004
The Graphite 2004 Conference, to be held 15-18 June 2004, will bring together different technologies and allow participants to share ideas about computer graphics and interactivity. They are seeking submissions that demonstrate innovative research/applications and related artistic work.
Boomerang
Web magazine Boomerang (archived url: www.boomeranguk.com) is seeking submissions for poetry, stories, hypermedia, Flash, webart, and more. Email subs at boomeranguk dot com for additional information.
Kind of Blue
Scott Rettberg’s serial email novel, Kind of Blue, has been published by frAme Journal of Culture & Technology.
Interactiva 2003
The [R]-[R]-[F] Festival, created by Agricola de Cologne, is a participant in Interactiva ’03 – Biennale for New Media Art. Interactiva ’03, an international biennial that showcases new media works and conducts workshops and conferences, runs until September 28 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Merida in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
The Glass Snail
“The Glass Snail“, a hypertext story by internationally renowned author Milorad Pavic, is available at the Word Circuits Gallery. The Word Circuits Gallery also has hypertext poetry and fiction by Stephanie Strickland, Rob Swigart, Deena Larsen, Peter Howard, Komninos Zervos, and more.
traAce/ELO chat
The upcoming trAce/ELO Forum live Chat, titled “Setting the Scene: The Message in New Media,” will take place on Sunday, August 17. The chat is held in association with the 7th New Media Writers’ Workshop, and it will be at the trAce chatroom.